Name: Beijerinckia indica subsp. lacticogenes Thompson and Skerman 1981

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: lac.ti.co.ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. acidum lacticum, lactic acid; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. lacticogenes, lactic acid producing (which is an error, as acetic acid is produced)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19361; DSM 1719; LMG 2818; NRRL B-14651; WR 119

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16S rRNA gene: AJ563931 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1980.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Parent taxon: Beijerinckia indica (Starkey and De 1939) Derx 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thompson JP, Skerman VBD. Azotobacteraceae: the taxonomy and ecology of the aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Academic Press, London, 1980.

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Record number: 774005